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Brian VanHooker

Brian VanHooker is a staff writer at MEL specializing in pop culture, food (especially pizza) and long form oral histories. He is the co-creator of the comic book "Barnum & Elwood" and "The Tramp," a comedy pilot starring John O'Hurley. He also hosts a TMNT interview podcast called "Turtle Tracks" and was once called a "Good Guy" by Mr. T.

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Why Are We Still Putting Little People in R2-D2?

A little person activist, a droid expert and Jimmy Vee himself — the man currently inside R2 — weigh in

A Gift Guide for Your Bros

What kind of present is right for your best bud? It all depends on the nature of your friendship

Three Lactation Consultants on Breastfeeding Baby Yoda

‘Old Yoda is gross. I would not want to breastfeed old Yoda. But this one is kind of tolerable.’

A Browbeating Cultural History of the ‘Old Battle-Axe’

Three Experts on African Weather Fact-Check Toto’s ‘Africa’

The Eternal Temptation of the ATM Heist

A Highly Questionable Cultural History of Richard Gere’s Ass Gerbil

I Spent a Day as a Times Square Mascot

Why Are People So Obsessed With Finding Dicks in Disney Cartoons?

Three Communists Weigh In on ‘Red Dawn’

I Tried to Get My DNA Back From 23andMe. Here’s What Happened.

An Unfiltered Oral History of the Marlboro Man